ay.... Alas! Has India's golden
land lost all her heroes? Are all eunuchs, timid and afraid,
forgetful of their duty, preferring to die a slow death of torture,
silent witnesses of the ruin of their country? Oh!
Indians, descended from a race of heroes! Why are you afraid
of Englishmen? They are not gods, but men like yourselves,
or, rather, monsters who have ravished your Sita-like beauty
[Sita, the spouse of Rama, was abducted by the demon
Ravana, and recovered with the help of the Monkey God
Hanuman and his army of monkeys]. If there be any Rama
amongst you, let him go forth to bring back your Sita. Raise
the banner of Swadesh, crying Victory to the Mother! Rescue
the truth and accomplish the good of India.

The Calcutta _Yugantar_ argues that "sedition has no meaning from the
Indian standpoint."

If the whole nation is inspired to throw off its yoke and
become independent, then in the eye of God and the eye of
Justice whose claim is more reasonable, the Indian's or the
Englishman's? The Indian has come to see that independence
is the panacea for all his evils. He will therefore even
swim in a sea of blood to reach his goal. The British
dominion over India is a gross myth. It is because the Indian
holds this myth in his bosom that his sufferings are so great
to-day. Long ago the Indian Rishis [inspired sages] preached
the destruction of falsehood and the triumph of truth. And
this foreign rule based on injustice is a gross falsehood. It
must be subverted and true _Swadeshi_ rule established. May
truth be victorious!

The _Gujarat_ hails the Hindu New Year which is coming "to take away the
curse of the foreigners":--

Oh noble land of the Aryas, thou who wert so great art like
a caged bird. Are thy powerful sons, Truth and Love, dead?
Has thy daughter Lakshmi plunged into the sea? or art
thou overwhelmed with grief because rogues and demons
have plundered thee? ["Demons" is the term usually affected
by Nationalist journalists when they refer to Englishmen.]

The _Shakti_ declares that:--

By whatever names--anarchists, extremists, or seditionists
--those may be called who are taking part in the movement
for independence, whatever efforts may be made to humiliate
and to crush them, however many patriots may be sent to
jail, or into exile, yet the spirit pervading the whole atmosphere
will never be c